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Windows 7: Editing the Registry

I prefer not to be overly dramatic about it. While it's true that some registry modifications are potentially harmful, most of them don't have that destructive behavior and are simply specific customizations. Opening the registry editor isn't by itself dangerous, unless you start touching things you have no idea about, but looking around is perfectly safe (and I may even encourage that to knowledgeable people).
In any case, it's a good idea to take a backup first, a plain simple key export to a .reg file is enough for most cases to undo a mistake, and a restore point for more serious things.

What I don't think and agree with is that sensation of "if you touch the registry, your system will explode and become unbootable and everything will fail" that some times I read, more or less. Nothing far from reality. While it's true that a few modifications can harm the system, most will NOT. For a small comparison, touching the filesystem with Windows Explorer carelessly is equally destructive to the system that a bad registry editing, yet few people go crazy about that.

Editing the Registry

Is Wermgr.exe editing my registry normal?Hello Everyone,
I noticed three days ago that wermgr.exe has been editing my registry two separate times a day.
C:\Windows\System32\wermgr.exe Modify startup settings ...

General Discussion

registry editing has been disabled by administrator.1.whenever i try to open a cmd it show this message and ask to press any key after pressing any then cmd grts closed.
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2.folder options in control panel is also missing.
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3.whenever i try to run any .reg files again same message is displayed.
plzzz help......:(:(

General Discussion

Registry EditingI have a Windows 7, 64 bit computer. A certain windows modification says " create a Dword etc. in Regedit. I know there are two editors in Win 7, the regular Regedit-64 bit editor and the subset-WOW 6432Node editor. Can I create the dword in regedit-64 bit editor or must I switch to the WOW...

Performance & Maintenance

Registry Editing for DummiesA few weeks ago I experienced a problem that is still not resolved, with videos on my WMP12 being impossible to view, even though audio is fine. I am still trying to figure this out. Not sure what triggered this.
Decided to deactivate WMP12 in Windows 7 for the time being, so it is not...

General Discussion

Batch editing of RegistryI want to edit my registry to remove EVERY reference to a program which I have uninstalled, but which still has dozens (or more) of references still embedded in the registry.
Is there a registry editor in which I can enter one single word, and the editor will search out every mention of that...